STEM OPT in 2025: A year of scrutiny, survival, and shrinking certainty

OPT in 2025 faced intense scrutiny as fraud crackdowns, AI audits, and site visits reshaped post-graduation work. Over ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Optional Practical Training (OPT)

Optional Practical Training (OPT) is temporary employment directly related to your major area of study. You may apply for 12 months of OPT per degree level plus a possible 24-month extension for those ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

24-Month STEM OPT Extension

The 24-Month STEM OPT Extension adds an additional 2 years of work authorization to the year of Initial Optional Practical Training. This allows you to participate in up to 3 years of OPT. You must ...
Investopedia

Opt-Out Plan: What It is, How It Works, Pros and Cons

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of ...
Indiatimes

OPT students face heightened scrutiny by ICE, any lapse in employment data can result in deportation

International students in the US on OPT are facing potential deportation due to stricter enforcement of SEVIS reporting rules. ICE is issuing letters threatening termination for those not promptly ...
Indiatimes

International students who were victims of OPT fraud have more to worry about: Must take legal recourse to clear their name

International students in the US, especially those on OPT, must be cautious of a new USCIS policy that issues deportation notices based on undisclosed fraud findings. This development impacts those ...
Reader's Digest

Here’s How to Opt Out of Basically Everything

If you have the strange sensation that you’re being followed online, you’re not crazy. You are. Companies leave “cookies” on your web browser. These track and ...
Michigan Technological University

Post-Completion Optional Practical Training

Post-Completion Optional Practical Training (OPT) is an employment authorization that allows an F-1 student to work in a position directly related to their field of study after completion of academic ...
The Financial Express

OPT Program: Bill, seeking an end to tax exemptions for foreign students, introduced

OPT program allows foreign students to gain work experience in US companies for up to 12 or 24 months. (Bloomberg) The international students working in the US under the OPT program may soon see a ...
University of Wyoming

Optional Practical Training

What is Optional Practical Training? Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a temporary employment benefit that allows an F-1 student visa holder to remain in the US and gain additional training and ...
UMass Lowell

Optional Practical Training (OPT)

Before you can apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT), please review our What is OPT webpage, as well as our Eligibility Requirements webpage to confirm you are eligible to apply for OPT. We ...
Medicine Buffalo

Travel while on Optional Practical Training (OPT)

Unexpired passport valid until at least 6 months into the future Unexpired F-1 visa (Canadians are exempt from visa requirement) If your visa has expired, or will expire during your trip, review our ...